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Empathy and the Body: Poetry Workshops with Chiara Gabrielli

29/05/2019

**Chiara Gabrielli in performance.** Pic: noa gfrerer

Using the canvas of the human anatomy, explore how to personify and more genuinely connect with the most immediate part of our lives, our bodies. Pulling our focus and vision inwards, towards ourselves, and away from the cacophony of external, larger lens of global news and information. Using the personal stories and relationships we have with our own bodies, and pre-existing text from medical books, advertisements, and other media to creatively spark another way of thinking.

SWSA is proud to present our latest Adelaide City Library Resident, Chiara Gabrielli.

Chiara’s workshop program … ... Read more ...

Tracy O’Callaghan at the SA Poetry Slam 2018 Final

23/03/2019

Tracy O’Callaghan performs at the SA Poetry Slam 2018 State Final at the Goodwood Theatre, 20th September, 2018.

Manuela Akot at the SA Poetry Slam 2018 Final

23/03/2019

Manuela Akot performs at the SA Poetry Slam 2018 State Final at the Goodwood Theatre, 20th September, 2018.

Tracey McNally at the SA Poetry Slam 2018 final

21/02/2019

Tracy McNally performs at the SA Poetry Slam 2018 State Final at the Goodwood Theatre, 20th September 2018.

Summer Slam 19 – The Final

26/01/2019

The Big Night is nearly upon us… the Grand Finale of Summer Slam 19, featuring the winners of the 4 heats plus some wild-card surprises.

2018 SA Poetry Slam winner, Sarah Jane Justice will be our special guest poet.

The heats have seen some top-shelf performances, so you can be sure the final will be hot!

Saturday 9th February
7:00pm

Jive Night Club
181 Hindley St, Adelaide

$10

Click here for more details.

Summer Slam 19 Heat 3 Wins in Double Time

20/01/2019

Heat 3 runner-up Riley Kamp and winner Tracey O’Callgahan

Another night of top-shelf spoken word for Heat 3 of the Summer Slam 19 at the Southwark Hotel!

Congrats to winner, Tracey O’Callaghan and runner-up, Riley Kamp, along with all the contestants who battled it out through two quality rounds.

Tracey and Riley are now off the to Summer Slam 19 Final at Jive on 9th February. Click here for details.

You still have one more chance to join them: Heat 4 at The Kingshead Hotel, Thursday 31st January… Click here for details and rules.

Summer Slam 19 Heat 2 takes off

14/01/2019

SS 19 Heat 2 Runner-up **Kathlharar Hunter** and Winner **Mika Friebel**

Another great heat of excellent poetry and an appreciative audience on a hot night with a lot of other stuff going on around town! Congrats to Heat 2 Winner Mika Friebel and Runner-up Kathlharar Hunter. They are both off the the Summer Slam 19 Final at Jive on the 9th February.

Summer Slam 19 Heat 3 is at the Southwark Hotel on Saturday 19th January. Click here for details.

Summer Slam 19 – Heat 4

12/01/2019

The Summer Slam is about introducing new people to slam poetry, about having some fun, about no ‘real’ pressure. No big prizes, no interstate trips: just good words and sharing.

Heat 4 brews up a storm at the The King’s Head Hotel
357 King William Street, Adelaide.

Thursday 31st January
Sign in from 6:30pm for 7:00pm start.
$6

Remember: original new work, 2 minutes only, one poem only, no props or fancy dress … Click here to read all the rules…

Poetry book prizes for the heats generously donated by Wakefield Press. Summer Slam is also supported by … ... Read more ...